Saturday, January 17, 2009

I forgot to post...

I saw Doubt on New Year's Eve. It was easily the best movie I saw in 2008.

Description found at imdb.com:

It's 1964, St. Nicholas in the Bronx. A charismatic priest, Father Flynn, is trying to upend the schools' strict customs, which have long been fiercely guarded by Sister Aloysius Beauvier, the iron-gloved Principal who believes in the power of fear and discipline. The winds of political change are sweeping through the community, and indeed, the school has just accepted its first black student, Donald Miller. But when Sister James, a hopeful innocent, shares with Sister Aloysius her guilt-inducing suspicion that Father Flynn is paying too much personal attention to Donald, Sister Aloysius sets off on a personal crusade to unearth the truth and to expunge Flynn from the school. Now, without a shard of proof besides her moral certainty, Sister Aloysius locks into a battle of wills with Father Flynn which threatens to tear apart the community with irrevocable consequence. Written by Miramax Films

Fantastic adaptation of the stage play, with Meryl Streep as Sister Aloysius. She is just amazing. This is one of those movies that doesn't have a lot of action. It doesn't need any, because the characters and drama are so intriguing. I was completely drawn into the story. I hope this film is remembered at Oscar time!

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